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BY MIKE OSAROGIAGBON Benin, Nigeria – Low turnout of voters amid tight security has been recorded in the ongoing State Assembly Election in Edo. Only State Assembly election is holding in Edo, as the gubernatorial election will not hold until September 2024. House of Representatives poll will hold in Edo central as it was put on hold February 25 due …

But for youths who have turned the streets of Alakija, Oluti, Agboju and Maza Maza areas of Amuwo Odofin to football pitches, the areas located in Old ojo road, look more like ghost towns. Thugs and noticeable street urchins in the area made it a duty that nobody will cast votes. Polling units in the area are scanty and area …

As the governorship and state house of assembly elections continue nationwide, the President, Major General Muhammadu Buhari (retd.), on Saturday, in Daura, urged Nigerians to pocket monies distributed by vote-buying politicians but vote their conscience regardless. He also said the new naira policy has ensured a shortage of naira notes that would have been used by unscrupulous elements to influence …

The presidential candidate of the Labour Party in the February 25 general election, Peter Obi, has voted at his Amatutu polling unit in Agulu, Anaocha Local Government Area of Anambra State. Obi, after voting at about 11.20 am, said he observed voter apathy and “transactional politics” unlike the February 25 presidential polls. He also condemned a situation where politicians buy …

Today, Nigerians in most of the states will troop out to cast their votes for different candidates, as the governorship and House of Assembly elections hold across the country. In this extensive report, Saturday Sun introduces the major governorship contenders.      ABIA OKEY SAMPSON, reporting from Umuahia, writes that among those jostling for the governorship seat in Abia State are Chief Mascot Uzor …

Youths in the South-East have told the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) that they would not tolerate impartiality in today’s governorship and House of Assembly polls. President General of Coalition of South East Youth Leaders (COSEYL), Comrade Goodluck Ibem, told Saturday Sun that their members across the states in the zone would monitor the exercise. He disclosed that the rumours were …

Suspected thugs have carted away electoral materials meant for Ogbia Wards 2, 3, 4 and 5 in Ogbia Constituency 2, Ogbia Local Government Area.According to eye-witness account  the thugs carted away the materials and burnt them.Already Governor Douye Diri has condemned the incident and has urged the Inspector General of Police and the Bayelsa State Commissioner of Police to swing …

• Expect Better Security, IGP Re-assures Nigerians• Hot Contests In Lagos, Kano, Kaduna, Rivers, Enugu, Others• No Supplementary NASS Elections Today, Says INEC• HURIWA, Others Condemn Violence Threats In Lagos As 837 governorship candidates across 28 states and 10,240 flag bearers for the 993 State Assembly seats seek the votes of the electorate in today’s governorship and State Assembly elections, …

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Chinese President Xi Jinping plans to visit Moscow next week, offering a major diplomatic boost to Russian President Vladimir Putin on the same day the International Criminal Court announced it wants to put the Russian leader on trial for alleged war crimes. Xi’s visit was the latest sign of Beijing’s emboldened diplomatic ambitions, and came amid …

Ahead of Saturday’s State Assembly election, the Edo State Government has declared today, Friday, March 17, 2023, a half-work day. In a statement, the Secretary to the State Government, Osarodion Ogie Esq., said the directive, which implies that government offices and establishments will close for work by 12 noon, is to allow workers in the state travel to their respective …